Firstly, we are big fans of your blah blah blah blogs. Seriously.
It's interesting that you mentioned Noel as the lyric could have come from his pen. We've worked with him in the past and are indeed fans.
I (Bud) also struggle with writing lyrics of that nature. But if I could I would spend all my time writing them to Janice and get nothing else done.
That is really great work with the vocals --- far beyond our comprehension. We like the counterpoint and try to employ it in our productions. We have no idea what you and Mark are discussing

Janice just sings a fifth or third above (or below) like in our old bluegrass days while pretending we know what we are doing in our new found genres.
Also during our bluegrass years of gigging and recording and listening the best harmony was always car horn tight. The tightest of all was often sibling harmony. We await the day when an AI bluegrass trio is created

The mix is ace as is the band. We love a snare that "pops" and, man, did you ever achieve that. Something we are constantly working on via RD kit snare doubles.
Kudos,
J&B